velvet and vegance

Chapter 8:The past returns

The storm outside hadn't stop for hours.it lashed against the glass like the city was also restless.sienna sat on the edge of the couch in Damian penthouse, staring at the flicker of flame in the fire place.She hadn't spoken since they got back.

Finally,she broke the silence "what did you mean_ not Again.

Damian was standing by the window , hands in his pocket,gaze lost in skyline. For a long moment ,he didn't answer,then he said quietly "you really don't remember"',do you?.

Her brow furrowed "remember what"?.

He turned to face her, and for the first time ,the calm mask he always wore was gone ."Five years ago" they was an explosion at research facility in Boston .My company was accused of covering it up .The journalist who broke the story was your mentor ,Daniel Quinn".

Sienna froze"you knew him"?.

"I funded that facility "Damian said,and the night before the explosion,I received an anonymous warning-one that saved my life,it came from him, "he paused eyes fixed on her's ."And is message included your name".

Her heart skipped"that impossible,I was just a student then".

"Maybe.but whoever sent that warning cared enough to risk everything_and "I think he died for it".

She stared at him , disbelief and confusion twisting inside her ,"you think my mentor died for you "?.

"No , Damien said softly, because if whoever tried to kill me .

The room felt suddenly to small,to heavy with things unsaid .She rose to her feet, voice trembling "you knew this and you didn't tell me "?.

"I didn't know how "his voice broke the first crack she ever heard ."You hated me before knowing who I was".I thought keeping it buried will make things easier .

Tears tung are face a mix of anger and sorrow ."All this time, I thought you were my enemy.

"Maybe I was",he whispered, but not anymore ".

For a heartbeat, neither move .Then the lighten flashed again and she saw the pain in his eyes _the kind that came from guilt not greed.

And suddenly,she wasn't sure she wanted to work away........or let him in.